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Integrated Arctic observation system (INTAROS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2021,

... (e.g. local communities, shipping, tourism, fisheries), in order to strengthen the societal and economic role of the Arctic region and support the EU strategy for the Arctic and related maritime and environmental policies.
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Water Works 2016-2020 in Support of the Water JPI (WaterWorks2015) - Sustainable water use in agriculture, to increase water use efficiency and reduce soil and water pollution (WaterWorks2015)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

...ementation of a Co-funded transnational and multi-disciplinary Call for research and innovation proposals. The aim of the Call will be to support the implementation of initiatives and environmental policies, in particular those related to water and agriculture & forestry, as a way to increase water use efficiency and to reduce soil and water pollution;• Overcoming the fragmentation of European wat ...
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Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience (iSQAPER)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2020,

...ted with regard to effects on improving soil quality and crop productivity. Proven practices will be evaluated for their potential applicability at EU and China levels, and to assess the related soil environmental footprint under current and future agricultural trends and various agricultural policy scenarios. How the soil quality tool can be utilized for different policy purposes, e.g. in cross c ...
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Integrated and innovative key actions for mycotoxin management in the food and feed chain (MycoKey)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

MycoKey aims to generate innovative and integrated solutions that will support stakeholders in effective and sustainable mycotoxin management along food and feed chains. The project will contribute to reduce mycotoxin contamination mainly in Europe and China, where frequent and severe mycotoxin contaminations occur in crops, and where international trade of commodities and contaminated batches are ...
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PREPARATORY PHASE FOR THE PAN-EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE DANUBIUS–RI “THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES ON RIVER-SEA SYSTEMS (DANUBIUS-PP)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2019,

...on and development. DANUBIUS-RI is a pan-European distributed research infrastructure (RI) building on existing expertise to support interdisciplinary research on river-sea (RS) systems, spanning the environmental, social and economic sciences. It will provide access to a range of RS systems, facilities and expertise, a ‘one-stop shop’ for knowledge exchange, access to harmonised data, and a platf ...
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Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory – Novel European eXpertise for coastal observaTories (JERICO-NEXT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

...e of JERICO-NEXT consists in strengthening and enlarging a solid and transparent European network in providing operational services for the timely, continuous and sustainable delivery of high quality environmental data and information products related to marine environment in European coastal seasOther objectives are: Support European coastal research communities, enable free and open access to da ...
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Alpine Ecosystem Services – mapping, maintenance and management (AlpES)

Start date: Dec 16, 2015, End date: Dec 15, 2018,

... status and support in using appropriate tools for integrating them in their fields of work. The AlpES project’s overall objective is to introduce ecosystem services as a regional/transnational environmental governance framework and train and support the AlpES target groups in understanding, valuing and managing them. More than 20 key stakeholders from the Alpine space will be involved personally ...
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Near-surface Geothermal Resources in the Territory of the Alpine Space (GRETA)

Start date: Dec 16, 2015, End date: Dec 15, 2018,

...l be defined for the efficient implementation and operation of NSGE systems. The same criteria will also be implemented to develop a spatial explicit assessment of the potential (technical, economic, environmental, social) of these systems in the Alpine region. The country-specific regulations and practices will be reviewed and the best-practice specifications will be summarized into guidelines th ...
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Trans-Regional Environmental Awareness for Sustainable Usage of Water Resources (TREASURE-WATER)

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

...their common regional priorities – ‘Development of partnerships with enterprises’ which is on the lists of national priorities for both countries. The project is also consolidated by the shared environmental theme - a cross-cutting topic in the national and regional priorities for RU and KZ. The consortium includes 11 academic and 3 non-academic partners (2 enterprises and a research institute). I ...
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Enhancing ecoSysteM sERvices mApping for poLicy and Decision mAking (ESMERALDA)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jul 31, 2018,

Mapping and assessment of ecosystems and their services (ES) are core to the EU Biodiversity (BD) Strategy. They are essential if we are to make informed decisions. Action 5 sets the requirement for an EU-wide knowledge base designed to be: a primary data source for developing Europe’s green infrastructure; resource to identify areas for ecosystem restoration; and, a baseline against which the goa ...
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CAST (CArbon-14 Source Term) (CAST)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

The CAST project (CArbon-14 Source Term) aims to develop understanding of the generation and release of 14C from radioactive waste materials under conditions relevant to waste packaging and disposal to underground geological disposal facilities. The project will focus on releases from irradiated metals (steels, Zircaloys) and from ion-exchange materials as dissolved and gaseous species. A study t ...
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Strategic Partnership for the development of a VET course on water efficiency technologies for water technicians

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

...e demand for "green" water technologies. "Green" skills are in shortage among water technicians, requiring digital competences, literacy on device embedded software and technical skills combined with environmental knowledge. Modern water technicians should possess customer consultation "soft" skills promoting environmental sustainability and cost effectiveness. Training in new water efficiency tec ...
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Welder Training Quality development

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

The purpose of the project is to increase the quality of welding in Europe. Target groups: adult people aged 18 and older who are seeking to be trained as Welding labourers and welding Team Leaders, and enterprises which use welding as part of their business. Two Outputs will be reached by the project: 1. International Welder's (IW) training programme and material; 2. An online Team Leader trainin ...
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Open Project for the European Radiation Research Area (OPERRA)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2017,

"Within the OPERRA project, it is proposed that the MELODI Association, as a well-advanced network, takes the lead in establishing the necessary structures able to manage the long-term European research programmes in radiation protection, also taking advantage of the valuable experience gathered through the DoReMi network of excellence. Whilst in fields adjacent to low-dose risk research (radioeco ...
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship - A Game-Based Exploration for Lower Secondary Schools

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

...ducation for sustainable development. Energy provision, energy mix and energy consumption are central issues for sustainable trajectories in times of climate change. Sustainability comprises not only environmental but also economic and social factors to consider. The game brings together economic questions of entrepreneurial success with questions of corporate citizenship and personal civic engage ...
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Managing Impacts of Deep-seA reSource exploitation (MIDAS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

The MIDAS project addresses fundamental environmental issues relating to the exploitation of deep-sea mineral and energy resources; specifically polymetallic sulphides, manganese nodules, cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts, methane hydrates and the potential mining of rare earth elements. These new industries will have significant impacts on deep-sea ecosystems, in some cases extending over hundre ...
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Assessment of Regional CApabilities for new reactors Development through an Integrated Approach (ARCADIA)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

"The ARCADIA project has been conceived so as to provide a twofold support to the further development of nuclear research programs in the NMS, targeting two major areas included in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda of SNETP: ESNII, through the support of the ALFRED project towards its realization in Romania, and NUGENIA, approaching remaining safety aspects of Gen III/III+ that could be ...
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Stromspar-Check - ein innovatives Konzept zur Steigerung der Beschäftigungsfähigkeit Arbeitsloser durch ihre Qualifizierung zum Stromspar-Helfer sowie zur Umsetzung von Energieeffizienzmaßnahmen in einkommensschwachen Haushalten

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Already in 2008 The EU brought its Climate Package on its way. With the 20-20-20 targets as relevant part of the Europe 2020 Strategy the CO2 emissions shall be reduced until 202 by 20 per cent, the share of renewable energies shall be raised by 20 per cent and the energy efficiency shall be increased by 20 per cent. Apart from increasing the efficiency in all energy applications and in energy tr ...
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Building a platform for enhanced societal research related to nuclear energy in Central and Eastern Europe (PLATENSO)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

The objective of PLATENSO is to provide a proposal towards establishing the legal base for a European Entity on Socio-Economic matters linked to nuclear technology and to develop recommendations for research strategies in PLATENSO countries. Thereby the capabilities of research institutes in Central and Eastern European countries to take part in EU research with respect to governance, social and s ...
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Towards COast to COast NETworks of marine protected areas ( from the shore to the high and deep sea), coupled with sea-based wind energy potential (COCONET)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Environmental policies focus on protecting habitats valuable for their biodiversity, as well as producing energy in cleaner ways. The establishment of Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks and installing Offshore Wind Farms (OWF) are important ways to achieve these goals. The protection and management of marine biodiversity has focused on placing MPAs in areas important for biodiversity. This has p ...
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Innovative integrative tools and platforms to be prepared for radiological emergencies and post-accident response in Europe (PREPARE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

This proposal aims to close gaps that have been identified in nuclear and radiological preparedness following the first evaluation of the Fukushima disaster. It addresses the call Fission-2010-3.3.1: Update of emergency management and rehabilitation strategies and expertise in Europe. The consortium intends to review existing operational procedures in dealing with long lasting releases, address th ...
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Inventory, Assessment and Remediation of Anthropologic Sources of Pollution in the Lower Danube Region of Ukraine, Romania and Republic of Moldova

Start date: Apr 18, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2015,

To reduce the environmantal impact of chemical dumps and wastewater discharges in the Lower Danube region as well as enhance environmental monitoring of soil and water pollution and make the information publicly available. Expected Results: ...
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A Scientific Network for Earthquake, Landslide and Flood Hazard Prevention (SciNetNatHazPrev)

Start date: Apr 30, 2013, End date: Nov 29, 2015,

The overall objective of the project in to achieve a strong regional partnership and cooperation by the Development of a Scientific Network for the establishment a scientific consensus, in order to setup common strategies and natural hazard prevention methods. The Scientific Network members will work together sharing competencies and resources to address earthquake, landslide and floor hazards whi ...
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Consolidation of the nature protected areas' network for biodiversity protection and sustainable development in the Danube Delta and Lower Prut river region- PAN Nature

Start date: Dec 30, 2013, End date: Oct 29, 2015,

To reduce the loss of biodiversity and to improve the local people´s livelihoods through introducing an integrated approach to the management of natural resources in the transboundary Danube Delta and Lower Prut river region, and strengthening community involvement in the sustainable development of the region. ...
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Finding the regional strengths to create business opportunities for Arctic agriculture based on special plants

Start date: Mar 4, 2013, End date: Oct 3, 2015,

Enhancing special plant production and businesses in Barents regionagriculture Achievements: The project has increased competence in specific plant production and enhanced creation of new production lines. It has also helped to increase the information about the effects ...
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Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate -III (MACC-III)

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

MACC-III is the last of the pre-operational stages in the development of the Copernicus Atmosphere Service. Its overall institutional objective is to function as the bridge between the developmental precursor projects - GEMS, PROMOTE, MACC and MACC-II- and the Atmosphere Service envisaged to form part of Copernicus Operations.MACC-III will provide continuity of the atmospheric services provided by ...
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CREATION OF A BLACK SEA NETWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIA, ROMANIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA AND GEORGIA (BS - TOURISM NET)

Start date: Jun 28, 2013, End date: Jun 27, 2015,

The main objective of the project is to establish and operate a cooperative and self-supporting BS Network for sustainable tourism comprising data and information providers, policy and decision makers and tourism industry. Achievements: Establishment of trans-national t ...
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Pre-Operational Marine Service Continuity in Transition towards Copernicus (MyOcean FO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2015,

... link with independent R&D activities.MyOcean-FO will produce and deliver services based upon the common-denominator ocean state variables that are required to help meet the needs for information for environmental and civil security policy making, assessment and implementation.MyOcean-FO is also expected to have a significant impact on the emergence of a technically robust and sustainable Copernic ...
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Sustainable Urbanisation in China : Historical and Comparative Perspectives, Mega-trends towards 2050 (URBACHINA)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

...s identified in the Call:1.The institutional foundations and policies for urbanisation;2.The issue of land property in urbanisation and the development of real estate markets in cities;3.The need for environmental infrastructures delivering connectivity and services for the urban population;4.The relationships between urban development, traditions, and modern lifestyles in cities.These four topic ...
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Capitalising Climate Change Knowledge for Adaptation in the Alpine Space (C3-Alps)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

C3-Alps will synthesize, transfer and implement in policy and practice results of previous Alpine Space projects on climate change adaptation. The capitalisation approach aims at a) generating new and directly usable forms of state-of-the-art synthesis adaptation knowledge in the Alps, harmonised across sectors and useful to adaptation decision-makers, b) its effective and tailor-made communicatio ...
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A wiki for capitalising on spatial-development projects (WIKIAlps)

Start date: Sep 30, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...e 2007-2013 projects in the first Inclusive Growth and second Resource Efficiency and Ecosystem Management field focussing on missing links/synergies/unsolved contradictions between economic growth & environmental development. With the aim of contributing to a balanced territorial development in the AS & by involving different policy sectors & actors from local to international level, WIKIAlps obj ...
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Ultrafine Particles – an evidence based contribution to the development of regional and European environmental and health policy (UFIREG)

Start date: Jun 30, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...erlined in recent epidemiological studies. This task can only be solved by thorough co-operation between health institutions that normally provide the basis for political decision-making and regional environmental authorities in charge of refining measurement techniques. In particular attention should be paid to effects of ultrafine particle exposure in urban environments. A number of recent studi ...
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Freedom of Information about Ecological Friendly Products in cross-border region

Start date: Nov 15, 2013, End date: Nov 14, 2014,

To protect the rights of the Consumers of Ecological Friendly Products on cross-border territory. Expected Results: Increased awareness for the Consumers of Ecological Friendly Products and journalists on cross-border territo ...
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Integrated water resources and coastal zone management in European lagoons in the context of climate change (LAGOONS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

"Issue: The environmental issue of concern of the LAGOONS project is the anthropogenic deterioration and climate change impacts - especially the effects of extreme weather events- on surface water and lagoons ecosystems.Objectives: The main objective of the LAGOONS project is to contribute to a science-based seamless strategy - in an integrated and coordinated fashion - of the management of lagoon ...
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Prototype Operational Continuity for the GMES Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Service (MYOCEAN2)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

...ent R&D activities.MyOcean2 will produce and deliver services based upon the common-denominator ocean state variables that are required to help meet the needs for information of those responsible for environmental and civil security policy making, assessment and implementation.MyOcean2 is also expected to have a significant impact on the emergence of a technically robust and sustainable GMES servi ...
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Low Carbon South East Europe  (LOCSEE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

Combating climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the biggest challenges of the European Union which is addressed also in the Europe 2020 Strategy with the objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by year 2020 compared to year 1990. Because of its diversity and extreme weather events it is expected that South East Europe region will be impacted by climate change m ...
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Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate Interim Implementation (MACC II)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Jul 31, 2014,

MACC II (Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate – Interim Implementation) is designed to meet the requirements that have been expressed for prototype operational GMES services for the atmospheric domain. From late-2011 MACC II will continue the operation and development of the GMES service lines established by the MACC project and prepare for its transition in 2014 to become the atmospheri ...
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Danube WATER integrated management (WATER)

Start date: Jun 29, 2012, End date: Jun 28, 2014,

Improving water monitoring and the warnings system, environmental data dissemination on the Romanian-Bulgarian border counties. Processing and conditioning the liquid organic wastes radioactively contaminated from the nuclear plants Cernavodǎ and Kozloduy.
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Sustainable Mobility and Tourism in Sensitive Areas of the Alps and the Carpathians (ACCESS2MOUNTAIN)

Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2014,

...ed on this fact, EU-, national strategies and INTERREG-outcomes a project was jointly developed under the leadership of the Environment Agency Austria. The proposed project aims at achieving 'Durable environmentally friendly tourism accessibility and connection to, between and in sensitive regions of the Alps and Carpathians, benefiting all (potential) users' through visualisation of existing prob ...
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Development and application of mitigation and adaptation strategies and measures for counteracting the global Urban Heat Islands phenomenon (UHI)

Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2014,

As population of our cities grow, so does land area and this result in increase of an average temperature. The buildings and roads absorb temperature produced during the day, like giant heaters, and store it. The energy is then released during the night time. This often means a big difference in the temperature between city and its surrounding areas.This phenomenon is called the Urban Heat Island ...
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